Find the humor

This week I added some videos of one of my heroes. Her name is Kris Belcher. About 12 years ago she completely lost her vision. She is such an example of overcoming adversity to me. Not only has she overcome the challenge of becoming blind midway through her life, but she has been able to find humor in the situation.

Kris Belcher

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VtNAVq_wugc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n7UqrBYt4QY

This is a video a classmate share in her toolbox that I wanted to add to mine.

Blind Oil Painter:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_-VHpy-l804

The Seven Pillars of Inclusion

I found this video that talks about the seven pillars of inclusion. I loved it because it gave more clarity to me on what inclusion is exactly.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O5A_7QXfONk

This week I'm including the blog from my classmate, Mikayla, in which she posted a lot of outdoor recreation facilities in Arizona.
http://recreationforeveryone.blogspot.com/

Play!

I feel like as we get older we get caught up with our stressful life that we forget to have fun. We forget to play. I feel like playing is such an important part of a healthy life. This TED talk talks about the importance of playing.

http://www.ted.com/talks/stuart_brown_says_play_is_more_than_fun_it_s_vital

From my classmates, I really like what one of them said about equine therapy in her blog post. http://recreatinsocks.blogspot.com/ 

Wheelchair Hockey

Here is a link to a video of a power wheelchair hokey team. There were some things I really liked from this video:
1) The game was well adapted to those who were playing.
2) There was inclusion.
3) The coaches celebrated with the team and made them feel special.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e1Cu2qI-CLA

From a classmate's toolbox I really liked the point brought up by Brittney Crisp. We are talking a lot about how to accommodate those with disabilities that are out of their control, but we also need to be sure we are taking care of ourselves and preventing things that can be prevented.
http://recreatinsocks.blogspot.com/

Arthrogryposis

This is the link to my cousin's blog about her daughter who has Arthrogryposis (arthro-gry-po-sis). I thought of them during this unit while we talked about facilities being accessible.
http://www.laeliasky.com/

I also added this TED talks by Caroline Casey. She mentions how much she struggled in a world not made for people who are blind. She also talks about overcoming limitations.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YyBk55G7Keo

This week I am adding a link from a classmates blog, which includes the ADA legislation.
http://katelynfickrm307.blogspot.com/2014/10/november-1-2014.html